I will bring my lived experience and my unique perspective as a black woman to this work.
Kim Janey: “I will bring my lived experience and my unique perspective as a black woman to this work.”
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Kim Janey discusses her unique perspective as a black woman and her commitment to addressing structural racism in Boston.
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